EMBOSS: Downloading

The Stable EMBOSS Release

The EMBOSS package is available from our FTP server ftp://ftp.uk.embnet.org/pub/EMBOSS/ in the file EMBOSS-2.0.1 .tar.gz

This distribution is built, when changes are made, from our CVS master copy and put on the FTP site if all compilation and other tests succeed. Version numbers change accordingly.

Unpacking

To unpack the distribution (where 'x.x' refers to the current distribution number), you should do:

gunzip EMBOSS-2.x.x.tar.gz
tar xvf EMBOSS-2.x.x.tar

Compiling

If this is the first time trying to compile all you need to do is:- 

   ./configure
   make

If you compile it on subsequent occasions, try the following:- 

   rm config.cache
   make clean
   ./configure
   make

Configuring EMBOSS

When you have downloaded your copy of EMBOSS, you will then need to set up the configuration file that specifies the location of your databases, etc.

To do this you should consult David Martin's excellent EMBOSS administration guide

The Latest Version

For developers we recommend using CVS with the current source tree to keep up with library changes.

Associated software: EMBASSY

EMBASSY packages are those which have been integrated with the rest of the EMBOSS package to the extent of sharing the same look and feel, but which the author wishes to be kept separate from the rest of EMBOSS. This is usually because they wish to retain ownership or other rights to it.

The EMBASSY applications currently include EMNU, PHYLIP, TOPO and MSE.

The EMBASSY packages can be downloaded from here.

System Requirements

The EMBOSS package runs on UNIX systems. It is compiled every night on the following systems:

It is known to work on:

It will probably work on many other machines - if you wish to add a name, let us know.